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Vinyl revival sees it rejoin UK inflation basket for first time in 32 years

The virtual basket of hundreds of goods and services is rejigged every year to ensure it reflects current consumer tastes and trends

Evening Standard

Vinyl records return to UK inflation basket for first time since 1992

Strong sales of Taylor Swift’s 1989 (Taylor’s Version) help format make an impact, as air fryers also join list

The Guardian - UK

‘People have lost faith’: life in former mining towns 40 years on from strike

Conservatives’ closure of collieries tore communities apart, and four decades later memories from that period remain powerful

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Birthrate in UK falls to record low as campaigners say ‘procreation a luxury’

Total fertility was 1.49 children per woman in 2022 amid rising housing and childcare costs

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Divorces at lowest level in decades 'due to cost of living crisis'

Divorces granted in England and Wales reached their lowest level for 50 years, according to the latest statistics.

Evening Standard

Jeremy Hunt handed tax boost as UK posts record monthly budget surplus

Analysts say figures give chancellor slightly more leeway for tax cuts before general election

The Guardian - UK

BoE’s Dhingra warns against delaying interest rate cuts; ‘limited room’ for tax cuts after record UK budget surplus – as it happened

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news, as UK’s budget surplus doubles year-on-year… and BT Tower is sold to hotel chain

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Third of Londoners living with type 2 diabetes are undiagnosed, figures show

Millions more are at risk of developing the condition

Evening Standard

Retail sales in Great Britain rebound strongly after Christmas slump

Rise of 3.4% in January is biggest monthly increase since April 2021 as shoppers return to stores

The Guardian - UK

UK retail sales rebound after Christmas slump; company insolvencies rise – as it happened

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news, as retail sales in Great Britain rebound by 3.4% in January

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Rishi Sunak warned against fresh austerity drive to finance tax cuts

Unions outraged as Jeremy Hunt said to be considering cutting public spending to balance books in next month’s budget

The Guardian - UK

UK Economy Slides Into Recession Ahead Of Election

Britain is in recession, official data showed Thursday, dealing another blow to embattled Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, whose Conservative party is forecast to lose a general election expected this year.

International Business Times

UK economy slips into recession, official data shows

GDP shrank by 0.3 percent in the last three months of 2023, after contracting 0.1 percent in the third quarter.

Al Jazeera

Signs of UK housing market recovery as price falls ease

Price of average property decreased by 1.4% in 12 months to December, says ONS

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UK Inflation Holds At 4.0 Percent In January: Data

Higher gas and electricity bills were the main upward contributor to the rate, but this was offset by falling prices for furniture, food and non-alcoholic beverages.

Latin Times

UK Inflation Holds At 4% In January: Data

The Consumer Prices Index (CPI) stood at 4.0 percent last month, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said in a statement.

The Guardian - UK

Wednesday briefing: How the Rochdale furore exposed claims of factionalism in Labour’s handling of antisemitism

In today’s newsletter: The party has disowned candidate Azhar Ali following his remarks about Israel and Gaza, with accusations of hypocrisy over antisemitism levelled at Starmer’s door

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UK pay growth slows less than expected as workers bid up wages

December figures prompt predictions Bank of England may cut interest rates later than previously expected

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The Body Shop UK falls into administration; UK wage growth and US inflation hit rate cut hopes – as it happened

The Body Shop has collapsed into administration in the UK, less than three months after it was taken over by a private equity company

The Guardian - UK

Monday briefing: From the UK to South Korea, why people are having fewer babies

In today’s newsletter: Birthrates are falling – and many of the reasons are the same across the world

The Guardian - UK

Recession verdict for UK economy will be no laughing matter for Hunt and Sunak

Figures on GDP, wages and inflation this week are set to offer Labour plenty of scope for criticising Tories’ economic competence

Evening Standard

As high interest rates lead to home repossessions, London will be hit hardest

City Comment: Along with unemployment, home repossession is probably the most distressing symptom of recession.

The Guardian - UK

Labour formally drops £28bn green pledge and blames Tories for ‘crashing the economy’ – as it happened

The announcement ends weeks of speculation about the policy

International Business Times UK

Unemployment Rate in the UK: Official Figures Show Potential Discrepancy

The new data, derived from experimental results within the Labour Force Survey, could potentially exert pressure on the Bank of England to reconsider any immediate plans for interest rate cuts.

The Guardian - UK

It’s ‘national sickie day’ – is ill-health holding back the UK economy?

ONS figures suggest long-term sickness is preventing more people from looking for work

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